“It was a major shift. The market moved overnight to impact-rated hurricane doors and windows.” SunCoast adapted and began to lead the charge. Built America Magazine | South Not Just a Business — A Family Today, SunCoast Contractors Supply is still family-owned and operated, spanning across Florida and into Coastal Mississippi, where Beach Lumber — its sister company — operates with the same heart. “They’re both owned by our family,” Lanny says. “For the longest time, in Mississippi, we were Beach Lumber DBA SunCoast, but recently we rebranded. We decided to commit to Beach Lumber and recommit to the values that brought us here.”
He saw Home Depot and Lowe’s coming. He saw where the market was going.” So, the family carved a new path. A market segment that hadn’t been developed yet, had all the potential: How does one exclusively supply the professional builder? “We started out selling nearly everything: drywall, roofing, framing lumber, doors, windows,” Lanny recalls. “But we learned fast. Roofing and drywall — those were their own niche in Florida. We honed in on what we did best: framing lumber, trim materials, doors, and windows.”
Then Hurricane Andrew hit. Florida changed — and so did SunCoast.
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